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2024-2025 Catalog
2024-2025
  • Introduction
    • About the College
    • Non-​Discrimination Policy
    • College Administrative Staff
    • District Executive Staff
    • District Board of Trustees
    • President's Message
    • Chancellor's Message
  • College Profile
    • Vision &​ Mission
    • Institutional/​General Education Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
    • Course &​ Program Offerings
    • Accreditation
    • Code of Ethics
    • Civility Statement
  • Admissions/​Registration/​Fees/​Financial Aid
    • Academic Calendar
    • Eligibility for Admission
    • Application for Admission
    • Residency Requirements
    • International Students
    • Transcripts from Other Colleges
    • Advanced Placement Program
    • Transfer Credit
    • Credit for Military Service
    • Credit for Prior Learning
    • Credit by Examination (CBE)
    • Open Enrollment &​ Registration Priorities
    • Classification of Students
    • Student Status (Full-​Time/​Half-​Time)
    • Minimum Unit Requirements
    • Maximum Unit Load
    • Adding Classes
    • Dropping Classes
    • Student Success Policies
    • Student Success Support Program
    • Student Fees
    • Official Withdrawal from College
    • Refunds
    • Financial Aid Programs
    • Return to Title IV Aid Policy
    • Grades
  • Graduation/​Transfer/​General Education
    • Associate Degrees and Certificates
    • Institutional/​General Learning Outcomes
    • General Education Requirements for Associate in Science
    • General Education Requirements for Associate in Arts
    • CSU General Education Requirements
    • Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
    • General Education Reciprocity
    • Transferring to a Four Year College/​University
    • Identification Numbering System (C-​ID)
  • Degrees and Certificates
    • Accounting
      • Accounting -​ Associate in Science
      • Advanced Taxation-​Certificate of Achievement
      • Bookkeeping -​ Certificate of Achievement
    • Administration of Justice
      • Administration of Justice -​ Associate in Arts
      • Administration of Justice -​ Associate in Science
      • Administration of Justice -​ Associate In Science for Transfer
      • Community Service Officer-​Certificate of Achievement
    • Anthropology
      • Anthropology -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Art
      • Studio Arts -​ Associate in Arts
      • Studio Arts -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Automotive Technology
      • American Honda -​ Certificate of Achievement
      • Automotive Technology -​ Drivetrain and Chassis -​ Associate in Science
      • Automotive Technology -​ Drivetrain and Chassis -​ Certificate of Achievement
      • Automotive Technology -​ Electrical-​Engine Performance -​ Associate in Science
      • Automotive Technology -​ Electrical-​Engine Performance -​ Certificate of Achievement
      • Automotive Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Service-​Certificate of Achievement
      • Automotive Foundational Skills – Certificate of Achievement
      • Electric Vehicle Service (Tesla Start), Certificate of Achievement
    • Biology
      • Biology -​ Associate in Arts
      • Biology -​ Associate in Science for Transfer
      • General Studies with Emphasis in Health Science -​ Associate in Arts
      • General Studies with Emphasis in Natural Science -​ Associate in Arts
    • Building Information Modeling
      • Building Information Modeling (BIM) -​ Certificate of Achievement
    • Business
      • Business Administration -​ Associate in Arts
      • Business Administration 2.0 -​ Associate in Science for Transfer
      • Entrepreneurship -​ Certificate of Achievement
    • Business Information Systems
      • BIS -​ Information Processing Specialist -​ Associate in Science
      • BIS -​ Information Processing Specialist -​ Certificate of Achievement
      • BIS -​ General Business -​ Associate in Science
      • BIS -​ General Business -​ Certificate of Achievement
      • Medical Assistant -​ Front Office -​ Certificate of Achievement
    • Chemistry
      • Chemistry -​ Associate in Arts
      • Chemistry – Associate in Science for Transfer
      • Foundational Chemistry – Certificate of Achievement
    • Communication Studies
      • Communication Studies 2.0 – Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Computer Aided Design and Drafting
      • CADD -​ Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) -​ Associate in Science
    • Computer and Information Technology
      • Computer Programming-​Certificate of Achievement
    • Computer Science
      • Computer Science -​ Associate in Science for Transfer
    • Counseling
      • CSU GE-​Breadth -​ Certificate of Achievement
      • IGETC -​ Certificate of Achievement
    • Dance
      • Dance – Certificate of Achievement
    • Economics
      • Economics -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Educational Instructional Technology
      • Online Teaching and Educational Technology-​Certificate of Achievement
    • Engineering
      • Engineering -​ Associate in Arts
      • Engineering -​ Associate in Science
    • English
      • English -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • English As a Second Language
      • English As a Second Language -​ Intermediate Noncredit ESL -​ Certificate of Competency
      • English As a Second Language -​ Low-​Intermediate Noncredit ESL -​ Certificate of Competency
    • Ethnic Studies
      • Social Justice Studies-​African American Studies – Associate in Arts for Transfer
      • Social Justice Studies-​Asian American Studies – Associate in Arts for Transfer
      • Social Justice Studies-​Chicano Studies – Associate in Arts for Transfer
      • Social Justice Studies-​Ethnic Studies – Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Family Consumer Studies
      • Child and Adolescent Development -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
      • Nutrition and Dietetics-​Associate in Science for Transfer
    • History
      • History -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Kinesiology
      • Kinesiology -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Legal Assistant
      • Paralegal Studies -​ Associate in Arts
      • Paralegal Studies -​ Associate in Science
      • Paralegal Studies -​ Certificate of Achievement
    • Manufacturing Technology
      • Advanced Manufacturing, Level I, Certificate of Achievement
    • Mathematics
      • Mathematics -​ Associate in Science for Transfer
    • Music
      • Music -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Nursing
      • Nursing -​ Associate in Science
    • Philosophy
      • Philosophy – Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Physical Science
      • General Studies with Emphasis in Astronomy -​ Associate in Arts
    • Physics
      • Physics -​ Associate in Science for Transfer
    • Political Science
      • Political Science -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Psychology
      • Psychology -​ Associate in Arts for Transfer
      • Behavioral Intake and Assessment-​Certificate of Achievement
    • Sociology
      • Community Advocacy and Engagement -​ Certificate of Achievement
      • General Studies with Emphasis in Sociology -​ Associate in Arts
    • STEM
      • STEM -​ Certificate of Achievement
    • Theatre Arts
      • Theatre Arts – Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • Water and Wastewater Technology
      • Water and Wastewater Technology -​ Certificate of Achievement
    • Women's Studies
      • General Studies with Emphasis in Women and Gender Studies -​ Associate in Arts
      • Social Justice Studies-​Gender Studies-​Associate in Arts for Transfer
    • World Languages
      • Translation and Interpretation -​ Certificate of Achievement
      • Vietnamese Translation &​ Interpreting -​ Certificate of Achievement
  • Course Descriptions and Information
    • Course Information Keys
    • Course Numbering
    • Repeating Courses
    • Course Descriptions
      • Accounting (ACCTG)
      • Administration of Justice (AJ)
      • Anthropology (ANTH)
      • Art (ART)
      • Astronomy (ASTRO)
      • Athletics (ATH)
      • Athletics Intercollegiate Men (ATHM)
      • Athletics Intercollegiate Women (ATHW)
      • Automotive Technology (AUTO)
      • Biology (BIOL)
      • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
      • Business (BUS)
      • Business Information Systems (BIS)
      • Chemistry (CHEM)
      • Communication Studies (COMS)
      • Computer &​ Information Technology (CIT)
      • Computer Aided Design &​ Drafting (CADD)
      • Computer Science (COMSC)
      • Counseling (COUNS)
      • Dance (DANCE)
      • Digital Literacy (DLIT)
      • Economics (ECON)
      • Educational Instructional Technology (EDIT)
      • Engineering (ENGR)
      • English (ENGL)
      • English As a Second Language (ESL)
      • Environmental Science (ENVIR)
      • Ethnic Studies (ETH)
      • Facilities Management Technology (FMT)
      • Family and Consumer Studies (FCS)
      • French (FREN)
      • Geography (GEOG)
      • Health Education (HED)
      • History (HIST)
      • Humanities (HUMNT)
      • Individualized Instruction (II)
      • Journalism (JOURN)
      • Kinesiology (KINS)
      • Legal Assistant (LA)
      • Library Studies (LIB)
      • Manufacturing Technology (MFGT)
      • Mathematics (MATH)
      • Music (MUSIC)
      • Nursing (NURS)
      • Oceanography (OCEAN)
      • Philosophy (PHIL)
      • Photography (PHOTO)
      • Physical Education (PED)
      • Physical Science (PHYSC)
      • Physics (PHYS)
      • Political Science (POLSC)
      • Psychology (PSYCH)
      • Service Learning (SERV)
      • Sign Language (SL)
      • Sociology (SOC)
      • Spanish (SPAN)
      • Surveying and Geomatics (SG)
      • Theatre Arts (THEAT)
      • Translation and Interpretation (TI)
      • Vietnamese (VIET)
      • Water/​Wastewater Technology (WWT)
      • Women's Studies (WOMS)
      • Work Experience (WE)
    • Semester Typically Offered
  • Academic Policies
    • Awards of Distinction
    • Grades
    • Auditing
    • Units
    • Pass/​No Pass Grading
    • Attendance
    • Class Conflicts
    • Academic Renewal
    • Student Records
    • Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
    • Student Success Policies
    • Academic Probation, Dismissal and Reinstatement
    • Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
  • Student Life, Student Success, Student Services and Special Academic Programs
    • Office of Student Life
    • CalFresh Program
    • CalWORKs Program
    • Campus Tutoring Program
    • Counseling
    • Disabilities Support Program (DSP)
    • Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS)
    • Foster Youth Programs &​ Services
    • International Programs and Services
    • Learning Resource Center
    • Library Services
    • OASISS
    • Student Health and Wellness Services
    • Student Success Ambassador Program
    • Transfer &​ Career Center
    • TRiO Talent Search
    • TRiO Upward Bound Program
    • Veterans Freedom Center (VFC)
    • Special Academic Programs
  • College and District Policies
    • Academic Freedom Policy
    • Academic Senate
    • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Information
    • Drug-​Free Workplace Policy
    • Non-​Smoking Policy
    • Parking Information
    • Policy on Consensual Relationships
    • SJECCD Public Safety
    • Maxient Reporting Forms/​Community Concern Reporting Forms
    • Standards of Student Conduct
    • Nondiscrimination and Harassment
    • Student Grievance
    • Student-​Right-​To-​Know Act
    • Distance Education
    • Photography
    • Lost and Found
  • College Personnel
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A

  • About the College
  • Academic Calendar
  • Academic Freedom Policy
  • Academic Policies
  • Academic Probation, Dismissal and Reinstatement
  • Academic Renewal
  • Academic Senate
  • Accounting
  • Accounting (ACCTG)
  • Accounting - Associate in Science
  • Accreditation
  • Adding Classes
  • Administration of Justice
  • Administration of Justice (AJ)
  • Administration of Justice - Associate in Arts
  • Administration of Justice - Associate in Science
  • Administration of Justice - Associate In Science for Transfer
  • Admissions/Registration/Fees/Financial Aid
  • Advanced Manufacturing, Level I, Certificate of Achievement
  • Advanced Placement Program
  • Advanced Taxation - Certificate of Achievement
  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Information
  • American Honda - Certificate of Achievement
  • Anthropology
  • Anthropology (ANTH)
  • Anthropology - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Application for Admission
  • Art
  • Art (ART)
  • Associate Degrees and Certificates
  • Astronomy (ASTRO)
  • Athletics (ATH)
  • Athletics Intercollegiate Men (ATHM)
  • Athletics Intercollegiate Women (ATHW)
  • Attendance
  • Auditing
  • Auto - Drivetrain and Chassis - Associate in Science
  • Auto - Drivetrain and Chassis - Certificate of Achievement
  • Auto - Electrical-Engine Performance - Associate in Science
  • Auto - Electrical-Engine Performance - Certificate of Achievement
  • Automotive Foundational Skills – Certificate of Achievement
  • Automotive Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Service - Certificate of Achievement
  • Automotive Technology
  • Automotive Technology (AUTO)
  • Awards of Distinction

B

  • Behavioral Intake and Assessment - Certificate of Achievement
  • Biology
  • Biology - Associate in Arts
  • Biology - Associate in Science for Transfer
  • Biology (BIOL)
  • BIS - General Business - Associate in Science
  • BIS - General Business - Certificate of Achievement
  • BIS - Information Processing Specialist - Associate in Science
  • BIS - Information Processing Specialist - Certificate of Achievement
  • Bookkeeping Certificate of Achievement
  • Building Information Modeling
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM) - Certificate of Achievement
  • Business
  • Business Administration 2.0 - Associate in Science for Transfer
  • Business Administration - Associate in Arts
  • Business (BUS)
  • Business Information Systems
  • Business Information Systems (BIS)

C

  • CADD - Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) - Associate in Science
  • CalFresh Program
  • CalWORKs Program
  • Campus Tutoring Program
  • Chancellor's Message
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry - Associate in Arts
  • Chemistry – Associate in Science for Transfer
  • Chemistry (CHEM)
  • Child and Adolescent Development - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Civility Statement
  • Class Conflicts
  • Classification of Students
  • Code of Ethics
  • College Administrative Staff
  • College and District Policies
  • College Personnel
  • College Profile
  • Communication Studies
  • Communication Studies 2.0 – Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Communication Studies (COMS)
  • Community Advocacy and Engagement - Certificate of Achievement
  • Community Service Officer - Certificate of Achievement
  • Computer Aided Design and Drafting
  • Computer Aided Design & Drafting (CADD)
  • Computer and Information Technology
  • Computer & Information Technology (CIT)
  • Computer Programming - Certificate of Achievement
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science - Associate in Science for Transfer
  • Computer Science (COMSC)
  • Counseling
  • Counseling
  • Counseling (COUNS)
  • Course Descriptions
  • Course Descriptions and Information
  • Course Information Keys
  • Course Numbering
  • Course & Program Offerings
  • Credit by Examination (CBE)
  • Credit for Military Service
  • Credit for Prior Learning
  • CSU GE-Breadth - Certificate of Achievement
  • CSU General Education Requirements

D

  • Dance
  • Dance – Certificate of Achievement
  • Dance (DANCE)
  • Degrees and Certificates
  • Digital Literacy (DLIT)
  • Disabilities Support Program (DSP)
  • Distance Education
  • District Board of Trustees
  • District Executive Staff
  • Dropping Classes
  • Drug-Free Workplace Policy

E

  • Economics
  • Economics - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Economics (ECON)
  • Educational Instructional Technology
  • Educational Instructional Technology (EDIT)
  • Electric Vehicle Service (Tesla Start), Certificate of Achievement
  • Eligibility for Admission
  • Engineering
  • Engineering - Associate in Arts
  • Engineering - Associate in Science
  • Engineering (ENGR)
  • English
  • English As a Second Language
  • English As a Second Language (ESL)
  • English As a Second Language - Intermediate Noncredit ESL, Certificate of Competency
  • English As a Second Language - Low-Intermediate Noncredit ESL, Certificate of Competency
  • English - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • English (ENGL)
  • Entrepreneurship - Certificate of Achievement
  • Environmental Science (ENVIR)
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Ethnic Studies (ETH)
  • Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS)

F

  • Facilities Management Technology (FMT)
  • Family and Consumer Studies (FCS)
  • Family Consumer Studies
  • Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
  • Financial Aid Programs
  • Foster Youth Programs & Services
  • Foundational Chemistry – Certificate of Achievement
  • French (FREN)

G

  • General Education Reciprocity
  • General Education Requirements for Associate in Arts
  • General Education Requirements for Associate in Science
  • General Studies with Emphasis in Astronomy - Associate in Arts
  • General Studies with Emphasis in Health Science - Associate in Arts
  • General Studies with Emphasis in Natural Science - Associate in Arts
  • General Studies with Emphasis in Sociology - Associate in Arts
  • General Studies with Emphasis in Women and Gender Studies - Associate in Arts
  • Geography (GEOG)
  • Grades
  • Grades
  • Graduation/Transfer/General Education

H

  • Health Education (HED)
  • History
  • History - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • History (HIST)
  • Humanities (HUMNT)

I

  • Identification Numbering System (C-ID)
  • IGETC - Certificate of Achievement
  • Individualized Instruction (II)
  • Institutional/General Education Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
  • Institutional/General Learning Outcomes
  • International Programs and Services
  • International Students
  • Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
  • Introduction

J

  • Journalism (JOURN)

K

  • Kinesiology
  • Kinesiology - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Kinesiology (KINS)

L

  • Learning Resource Center
  • Legal Assistant
  • Legal Assistant (LA)
  • Library Services
  • Library Studies (LIB)
  • Lost and Found

M

  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Manufacturing Technology (MFGT)
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics - Associate in Science for Transfer
  • Mathematics (MATH)
  • Maxient Reporting Forms/Community Concern Reporting Forms
  • Maximum Unit Load
  • Medical Assistant - Front Office - Certificate of Achievement
  • Minimum Unit Requirements
  • Music
  • Music - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Music (MUSIC)

N

  • Nondiscrimination and Harassment
  • Non-Discrimination Policy
  • Non-Smoking Policy
  • Nursing
  • Nursing - Associate in Science
  • Nursing (NURS)
  • Nutrition and Dietetics-Associate in Science for Transfer

O

  • OASISS
  • Oceanography (OCEAN)
  • Office of Student Life
  • Official Withdrawal from College
  • Online Teaching and Educational Technology - Certificate of Achievement
  • Open Enrollment & Registration Priorities

P

  • Paralegal Studies - Associate in Arts
  • Paralegal Studies - Associate in Science
  • Paralegal Studies - Certificate of Achievement
  • Parking Information
  • Pass/No Pass Grading
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy – Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Philosophy (PHIL)
  • Photography
  • Photography (PHOTO)
  • Physical Education (PED)
  • Physical Science
  • Physical Science (PHYSC)
  • Physics
  • Physics - Associate in Science for Transfer
  • Physics (PHYS)
  • Policy on Consensual Relationships
  • Political Science
  • Political Science - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Political Science (POLSC)
  • President's Message
  • Psychology
  • Psychology - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Psychology (PSYCH)

R

  • Refunds
  • Repeating Courses
  • Residency Requirements
  • Return to Title IV Aid Policy

S

  • Semester Typically Offered
  • Service Learning (SERV)
  • Sign Language (SL)
  • SJECCD Public Safety
  • Social Justice Studies-African American Studies – Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Social Justice Studies-Asian American Studies – Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Social Justice Studies-Chicano Studies – Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Social Justice Studies-Ethnic Studies – Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Social Justice Studies-Gender Studies - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Sociology
  • Sociology (SOC)
  • Spanish (SPAN)
  • Special Academic Programs
  • Standards of Student Conduct
  • STEM
  • STEM - Certificate of Achievement
  • Student Fees
  • Student Grievance
  • Student Health and Wellness Services
  • Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
  • Student Life, Student Success, Student Services and Special Academic Programs
  • Student Records
  • Student-Right-To-Know Act
  • Student Status (Full-Time/Half-Time)
  • Student Success Ambassador Program
  • Student Success Policies
  • Student Success Policies
  • Student Success Support Program
  • Studio Arts - Associate in Arts
  • Studio Arts - Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Surveying and Geomatics (SG)

T

  • Theatre Arts
  • Theatre Arts – Associate in Arts for Transfer
  • Theatre Arts (THEAT)
  • Transcripts from Other Colleges
  • Transfer & Career Center
  • Transfer Credit
  • Transferring to a Four Year College/University
  • Translation and Interpretation (TI)
  • TRiO Talent Search
  • TRiO Upward Bound Program

U

  • Units

V

  • Veterans Freedom Center (VFC)
  • Vietnamese (VIET)
  • Vision & Mission

W

  • Water and Wastewater Technology
  • Water and Wastewater Technology - Certificate of Achievement
  • Water/Wastewater Technology (WWT)
  • Women's Studies
  • Women's Studies (WOMS)
  • Work Experience (WE)
  • World Languages
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